Former South Deerfield resident Brenda Bialecki has pleaded guilty to defrauding the MassHealth Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. Bialecki worked with personal care attendants to submit false claims for services that were not provided, not medically necessary, or tied to illegal kickbacks. The money obtained through these false claims was then shared between Bialecki and her associates, as reported by Mass.gov.
Yesterday, Bialecki pleaded guilty to one count each of Medicaid False Claims, Larceny over $1,200, and Medicaid Kickbacks. She received a two-year suspended sentence and was ordered to pay $13,600 in restitution to MassHealth. Her co-defendants also previously pleaded guilty and agreed to repay various amounts.
MassHealth’s PCA program is intended to help individuals with long-term disabilities live independently. The case was handled by Assistant Attorneys General Sean Hildenbrandt and Scott Grannemann from the AGO’s Medicaid Fraud Division, with support from the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The AGO continues to investigate and prosecute similar cases of fraud involving Medicaid and other healthcare programs. The Medicaid Fraud Division is funded primarily by a federal grant, with over $5.9 million provided for fiscal year 2025 and nearly $2 million from the state. Reports of suspected MassHealth fraud can be submitted through the AGO’s official website.
